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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Vice President JD Vance will be visiting the Rio Grande Valley this week. He is expected to attend a Midterm Rally at the Harlingen Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Doors to the event open at 10 a.m. with the program beginning at noon. ...
McAllen High’s Alberto Aleman, left, with a catch and run against McAllen Rowe defender during a District 16-5A DI game at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium Friday Sept.25, 2026 in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) McAllen High’s Cole Morley, left, runs past McAllen...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On the latest edition of Valley Voices, Marco Ramirez sits down with the starring actors of the newly released film, "Borderline", which was mostly shot in Brownsville. Israel Zallar and Brenda Patricia Garza are from the Rio Grande Valley and a...
A South Texas agricultural employer is in its fourth year of hiring foreign workers for its farming and packing operations under the H-2A visa program. This year, they’re planning to expand their H-2A workforce by over 40%. “We don’t have enough local workers to do the work on th...
M etro McAllen’s decision to add a route to the McAllen-Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge was a good one. The route, initiated in late August, already is one of the system’s most popular routes. Currently it’s a one-way route, but officials say they might add return service. T...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Good news comes with a persistent easterly breeze across the Rio Grande Valley. That east wind helps form a boundary between the hot air over land and the cooler air flowing in from the Gulf. This boundary then acts as a trigger for showers, per...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — State prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for two of the four men accused in a Peñitas capital murder case. Court records indicate Hidalgo County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for 24-year-old Pedro Ismael Garcia and 38-year-old...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — While UTRGV basketball squads start warming up, volleyball is already in full swing. The Vaqueros get set for Southland play this week with two SLC matchups on slate. Head Coach Todd Lowery put his team through the gauntlet in non-conference play...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Basketball season is officially back at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The swishing of hoops at the UTRGV Fieldhouse means the Vaqueros are back on the court for their first practice of the 2026-27 season. UTRGV Women's Basketball Hea...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A fairly good chance for showers will continue across the Rio Grande Valley each day this week. The combination of afternoon sea breeze and clockwise flow around a high-pressure system centered over East Texas will help support scattered shower...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Water remains one of the biggest challenges facing the Rio Grande Valley as aging infrastructure, population growth and new development put additional pressure on the region’s water systems. Local leaders from across the Valley met in Brownsvi...
BY ALEXANDREA BAILEY and ERIKA DE LOS REYES | STAFF WRITERS I mmigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Rio Grande Valley communities have dominated headlines since 2025, and with a shortage of reliable data, researchers have employed the Freedom of Information Act to show t...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A sex offender from Alaska was placed on probation Tuesday after he paid smugglers to bring a woman and her 14-year-old daughter across the Rio Grande. Douglas Price, 44, of Chugiak, Alaska, paid smugglers at least $5,000 to bring the woman and he...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Vaqueros are celebrating their 9th straight home win with a 27-10 victory over McNeese. Now, the Vaqueros are cashing in the rewards with a clean sweep of the Southland Conference weekly honors. Quarterback Aidan Jakobsohn and linebacker Jai...
A McAllen attorney was sentenced to one month in federal prison for having knowledge of bank fraud and not reporting it to authorities. Della Fay Perez signed a plea deal on Oct. 22, 2025 in Dallas federal court for having knowledge that Oscar Ramon Padilla, a Mexican lawyer and ...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man accused of working for the Gulf Cartel pleaded not guilty to federal terrorism charges on Monday. Jose Flores Flores, 21, of Reynosa waived his right to a hearing and pleaded not guilty on Monday. Flores “waives personal appearance with his ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — September 22nd marks the arrival of the Fall Equinox, the moment the sun crosses directly over the equator, bringing nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness around the world. In the Rio Grande Valley, the equinox will occur Tuesday at 7:04...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- City leaders gathered at the McAllen Convention Center on Monday to announce new details on its annual holiday parade. The McAllen Holiday Parade is an annual event known for its displays of giant floats, lights and festive cheer. The theme of ...
M cAllen is working to diversify its water portfolio amid persistent South Texas drought conditions by developing a brackish groundwater desalination facility. But if the final cost exceeds current estimates, water users in McAllen could see a second rate increase in a handful of...
Avan Ruben Mendoza T he final suspect involved in a fatal 2022 shooting outside a McAllen bar has been sentenced. Avan Ruben Mendoza, 21, pleaded guilty to the murder of 22-year-old Ryan Michael Serna on Sept. 14 and was sentenced to 38 years in prison, court records show. One of...
E DINBURG — A 38-year-old Alamo man was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the fatal shooting of a McAllen Masonic lodge member in 2023. Julio Diaz was found guilty of murder and two counts of arson on Aug. 6 following a jury trial. The jury deliberated less than an hour b...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A federal judge on Monday denied conservation groups' attempt to pause a land swap between the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge and SpaceX. In a 27-page order, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled that the Center for ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros beat the McNeese State Cowboys 27-10 in their Southland Conference home opener at the Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium in Edinburg Saturday night. Starting quarterback No. 13 Garret Rangel left t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alejandra Yanez breaks down all the news of the week, starting with the biggest stories of the week, in case you missed them. A suspect accused of killing four people near San Benito...
L a Unión del Pueblo Entero reports that membership, and participation are up in the Rio Grande Valley, especially among younger residents. Leaders of the community activist group say more people attended LUPE’s membership summit in August, forcing it to move the event from is Sa...
L eticia Hinojosa made history 40 years ago. When she was 31 years old, Hinojosa was sworn in as the Hidalgo County Court-at-Law #4 Judge on Sept. 18, 1989 — marking the first time a woman was elected judge in the Rio Grande Valley. During that year, only eight of 98 appellate ju...
McAllen Memorial’s Oscar Jasso, right, is tackled by McAllen High’s Eli Schwarz, left, during a 16-5A D1 game at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium Friday Sept.18, 2026 in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) McAllen Memorial’s Rene Solis, left, stretches to reach McAll...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Compudopt, a nonprofit organization that addresses the digital divide —the gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not —is hosting a device drive in the Rio Grande Valley. Compudopt Vice President of Strategic Initiative...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS Rio Grande Valley works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our Forever Family partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Meet a remarkable group of four talented a...
(Courtesy: City of McAllen) F ollowing popular demand, Metro McAllen launched a brand new one-way bus route from downtown to the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge late last month. According to city management, the route is already one of the most used, even after only a few sh...
La Unión del Pueblo Entero reports that membership, and participation are up in the Rio Grande Valley, especially among younger residents. Leaders of the community activist group say more people attended LUPE’s membership summit in August, forcing it to move the event from ...
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — At 16 years old, Brianne Valdez is facing cancer for the second time. The teenager is once again undergoing treatment after doctors discovered another tumor just months after she finished her first round of chemotherapy and radiation. Despite the ...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A high-ranking member of the Gulf Cartel who provided drug smugglers with more than 13,000 pounds of marijuana is headed to federal prison. Cleofas Alberto Martinez Gutierrez reported to Samuel “Metro 3” Flores Borrego, the plaza boss in Reynosa. ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Some areas of the Rio Grande Valley have officially earned an "exceptional" title — and not in a good way. Due to the very dry conditions that have persisted, the recently released drought data indicates some areas of the Valley have entered the...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- After a long stretch of hot weather across the Rio Grande Valley, the forecast is finally offering a little hope of increased cloud cover, scattered showers, and slightly cooler conditions. A surge of tropical moisture is moving into the region...
M cAllen presented its budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Monday, maintaining the city’s 44.89-cent tax rate, after what city management described as “robust conversations” following an initial increased recommendation. The tax rate is projected to raise approximately $1.5 mi...
E DINBURG — UTRGV head coach Travis Bush and the Vaqueros’ coaching staff break down the 12-game college football regular season into four quarters, with three games making up each quarter. In Year 1, the Vaqueros won all four quarters of their inaugural season, going 3-0 in the ...
